The leu closed at 4.3285/4.329 per euro, from 4.318/4.321 per euro Monday.
The currency opened at 4.32/4.322 per euro and traded around those levels for the first half of the session. During late trading hours, the leu depreciated toward 4.33 to the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference to 4.3237 versus the euro, modestly weaker from a 16-month high of 4.3224 units a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.11% on the day at 3.3075 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 4.1%-4.6% a year, from 3.9%-4.4% a year Monday.